Culture shock follows on directly as a result of changes which occur to one's value systems - to the new ideas in one's new country. The term "culture sh
was coined by Kalvero Oberg in a 1954 report published by Bobbs-Merrill, in which 5 distinct stages of culture shock were identified. All people experien
same feelings of strangeness when travelling to or living in another country and this process has a cause, symptoms and resolution.

Arc of Immigration Process

1

2

3

HONEYMOON
PHASE

REJECTION
PHASE

REGRESSION
PHASE

RECOVERY
PHASE

excitement
great expectations
positive mindset

confusion

moving backward

inaccessibliy

remembering
home country

sense of ease
acceptance
appreciation
of differences

feeling of crisis

surrounding oneself
in home culture

4

http://www.lossesintranslation.com/stages-of-immigration.php

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S E R V ICE

The Problem

Most young immigrants
experience culture shock when
they move to US, contributing
to complexity in forming of their
multicultural identity and the
harboring of negative emotions
such as sadness and loneliness.
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Exploratory Research

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RES EA RCH

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Generative Research

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Generative Research

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Culture Shock

At first I felt very
bitter about Americans,
and hated them for thinking they
are 'better' than us. I started
distancing myself from white kids
and formed strongly negative
stereotype towards them.
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Multicultural Identity

I define myself as Korean,
but I'm not part of the mainstream.

I'm not really American either.
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Negative Emotions

When I came to US, I didn't understand
what was going on. I like to talk a lot,
but for a year, I didn't talk much.

I hated this year.
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RES EA RCH

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S E R V ICE

Negative Emotions

My personal 'dark age'
lasted from 7th grade to 10th grade.
The more I felt miserable in the US,
the more I missed Korea.

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Observations

many participants had emotional
difficulties when they first arrived here
most appreciated the chance
to reflect on their unique story
positive energy surrounding
creation of a self-portrait

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Sense of Belonging

“Self-worth can arise only
when an individual
is grounded in
community.”

SELFA C T U A L I Z AT I O N

NO R MAN KUN C ON M A SL OW ' S H I E R A R C H Y OF N EED S

ESTEEM

LOVE & BELONGING

SAFETY

PHYSIOLOGICAL

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Synthesis of Needs

a forum for self-reflection
about identity and culture
a safe and welcoming social atmosphere
during cultural transition
a sense of belonging and recognition

Culture shock follows on directly as a result of changes which occur to one's value systems - to the new ideas in one's new country. The term "culture sh
was coined by Kalvero Oberg in a 1954 report published by Bobbs-Merrill, in which 5 distinct stages of culture shock were identified. All people experien
same feelings of strangeness when travelling to or living in another country and this process has a cause, symptoms and resolution.

Arc of Immigration Process

2

3

REJECTION
PHASE

REGRESSION
PHASE

1

2

3

4

HONEYMOON
PHASE

REJECTION
PHASE

REGRESSION
PHASE

RECOVERY
PHASE

excitement
great expectations
positive mindset

confusion
inaccessibliy
feeling of crisis

moving backward
remembering
home country
surrounding oneself
in home culture